North Carolina Newspapers

THE IREDELL EXPRESS, f - 'TERMS OF aWeBTISINQ. 1 i One t)ellar a jwuarcifor the first week, and PUBLISHED WEEK Y, Twenty-five Cents for very week Uureafter. Sixteeu linutir le will make iuart'. ,S." B. DRAltE BY W. P. DRAKE. ft" s DediicUons made in iUvor of B(and'mg mat- IUGENE . DRAKE f SON, 4er as follows : . 3 uo$. $3.50 - Editors And Proprietors. A. ITamily Newspaper Devoted to Politics, Agriciiltoire, Maiiu.factiires, Commerce, and Miscellaneous Tbadiilgj. One square, Two squAFee,. ..7.tXj , 10.(H) 14.00 Three squares. . 10.0Q .. 15.00.. j . 20.00 TEEMS, OF THE PArER, t When' direrlions to, nnt mvtm hnvr cJitn Vol. II, Statesville, N. 0., Friday, August 12, 1859. 82 a Tear, in Advance. to insert an Advertisement, k wilrb publish-, ed until omered out. : ' . -. " illi -i i J Boomed. Thcv tell her that tlie seal of Peath Is etainped upon her brow, And that Consumption's icy aims Are riujd her even now. .She credits not the idle ale : ' Her liuffh is jtf t as lidit ; sFor Heelj htr cheek has not ripvn palc- lfiT eye wasjie vr no bright, 'Tis oiiR languor that she feels', out; Liuuui tiiii ii , And when the lovely summer She will he well airain. She knows not 'tie the fever fiei V That joints hrr cheek .with Nor dreams decay ha Jit the That In her lr;rlil eye glows At last t comes d jrone, Hit ie wifchcu-lor summer; air Touches her brow, but brinjH to hot rs. Noioiig-texpectedJiealtl 1'j.ou jits scented win Ihit thinner grows the crimson cheek, wieir tbe hintrous eve: She bowa her head in silence meek : Slie kiiow thatnlie muat die. -Ami thufl filie faded, day by day, And wVeji th-' nuifuner fled; Aiid Autumn V bright leaves ftll, she lay HUU beautiful but dead I Couummicnlions, Not! For Hit" Iri'tili'll KxjirosA tes on the "iar west." i . r I T Ml As 1 iicrctotorc promiseuJ i win say .something; of the "Far West," if you can spare room in the "Express." It will no doiubt be of interest to some of the readers of your paper; to hear something of the character of Western Texas. Being located for some time in Eastern Texas, I knew but little of the price X in view the character of the soil, of of land, &jc., &c; buthayiri it trip farther west we (a company of five) procured a commodious all," with two good mules and one sad dle horse, and prepared for a tour through tlie State. I w ould here re mark, that persons coming to Texas to explore the country, would do well - - i to procure! a conveyance of this kind It is much ! cheaper and more pleasant, while it' has ; all the advantages of lei- i sure, of examining the country, and of sport, to those who relish such. Our company consisted af Doctors Blackwell, Mr. Woodson myself, all in search of in pleasure Neal and Cain, and formation, recreation, and We prepared the necessary articles for camping, and having all tilings togc ther, we left on the Gth of June This county (Harrison) i$ a border countv. arid not remarkable for the its soil, except i richness of tion which lies on the In comparison with lands Carolina, We would class it that por fcabine river. i in North very fine. are some excellent lands in these and also Van Zandt county, but they are generally on or' near water courses. Tyler,, the county site of Smith, is a flourishing Tillage, and, no doubt, wdll be a town of some distinction when the acific railroad reaches that point. The federal court was in session, and many persons were on the streets. It las become very dry and dusty, and we find it necessary to call a halt by sOtne cool spring, where, unon our blankets in the cool shade, we pass two or three hours during the warmest por tion of the day. Henderson county, at least that portion over which we traveled, is by no means very enticing. A great portion is half 'prairie, with oyf shrubby bushes others flat and covered With riost oak, large but not tall. The grass is very good-in the western -part of it, and here we saw the first; herd of deer. This gave the sporting; portion of our company some encouragement, for like most of per- sons who come to Texas, we expected to see them at every turn of the road, and shoot them at any time. On the next day I realized my great desire, for at the distance of sixty yards I stood and shot down a beautiful deer, the first wild one I ever had seen. I know not how it affects others, -but when I went up to it and beheld such a beautiful, harmless animal in the ag onies of death, I regretted that I had perpetrated the deed. From this time we seldom camped without fresh meat either venison, turkey, or prairie- chickeftsi. I We at length found ourselves in the bottom lands of the Trinity river. I could not, with adequate justice, des cribe the richness of its soil : sufficient to say, that there are no lands richer. We traveled some two or three miles in this bottom, which in the winter season must be nearly impassable, when we arrived at the river. It was surprisingly low, but beautiful and clear. This rich and everlasting soil of the Trinity ie useless and of no pro fit to the farmer, being subject to re peated overflows. We could scarcely credit the high water marks pointed out to us. Halting upon the bank of the river, we indulged in one of the finest baths I ever experienced. The pleasure was so great that we lost sight of future consequences, and were se verclv sunburnt, which was a source 9 ' of great annoyance afterwards. W were now upon the borders of the vast Drairies. wnicn as vet we nau never beheld, and we were all anxious to go cross of the two. The season was a good one to see the products upon the ground. Wheat was already reaped, and oats was being gathered, while the cornfields presented a prospect f hb measured bushels. The water now be gan to be of the limestone nature, but not disagreeable. The Trinityj separates Henderson from Navarro, and twenty miles from the river we came to this place. Cor- sicanna. It is situated on the prairie, but adjoins some timber land which borders on a' water course: The peo ple here seemed .to be rather indolent anct careless. , The . chief and ruling topic was politics, which sometimes is characteristic of an idle people. Here I learned that Hon. Sam. Houston was a candidate again -for Governor, but with what prospects I cannot pre dict. A new house of iustice is now under way, the former one having been burnt by the famous Jo Meadows, who was outlawed and recently shot lown. It is a long distance to mar ket from this place, it being necessary to go two hundred miles. It is strange that they get their produce to market as cheap as those living only fifty miles off. Many teamsters will haul cotton this distance for one dollar per hun- Ired weight, and yet they report that they realize a profit. VIATOR. Corsicanna, Texas, July lo. ancous. ahead. Our route brought us sudden No one coming to this part of the ly into these plains, and the effect was SfhtA - vmiM think it. n. now oountrv. almost electric to us all. It seemed it being thickly settled and well culti- that nature had for some purpose chan vated. , Land here sells for ten to ged her plans ana provided lor the twelve dolllars per acre ; being nearer grazing tribes one boundless field of to market makes it more valuable. grass. As tar as the eye could see m Eastern Texas is well watered, par- a westerly course, was to me appar ticularly the border counties, and in ently a barren country, specked over some placed as far out as the Trinity with numerous herds of cattle. The river. Through Harrison county is change was most pleasant. Ooramg the great thoroughfare for Emigrants from the sultry timber land, while the States," and it would as- thermometer was at y", we here met one to know the number of with a welcome breeze, which, like the water from the smitten rock, followed State, as far as I hve tra- us wherever we went until we VI '1 V . - 1 1 1 I ni 4-Vtsl. 4-m Bit 1AM All V 4" T TTaIA ID CI vnlAil i2 tnfrtic tswl with ctorrrt ImQ nTHl I LUC LllUUUl ouuutiv. uucioa hacks, whiih are nearly always crow- mystery shut up in the archives of un led with passengers, mostly 'explorers recorded events, which the knowledge "looking at the country." Some stage contractors- are making fortunes by their lines, for their prices are exorbi tant. s '" WeiJ, to our wagon. Our first day's jtravel wa of man 'will never be able to reveal. A Dick may speculate, a Miller dig and mineralize, but none can satisfac torily answer the question, What cau sed these untimbered plains? On th o mAA to Marshall, rthe county ug"eS51- om" seat,, the largest villag irj Eastern stones, and in other places particles of 'Texas. YiC here nad tne opportunity " wu VVvu of hearinff the candidates fori Congress "ere once held its sway. We now un- ':v.k: t Vo.;,ia knoQt.inns. buckled our firearms, for we found ?Ihe main iqucstion is the opening of plenty of prairie chickens. They are . . . . j . - . i i . i the African slave trade, whiich is cer- near ine size 01 our-common nen, anu tainly a Don Quixote image. iThe answer well to the pheasant of North contest is riot likely to be a close one, Carolina, lhey nave nearly the move- as we are nearly all Democrats. A ments ot the partridge, and make the rrt-eat doat nf hiisinoss is traihsaoted at prettiest shot of any other bird. We Marshall: many persons have made killed numbers trom our carriage fortunes, here, and many lost them. We found the prairie roads good, and We spent the night here dreaming of could travel with dase and speed. deer, turkey, and buffalo, anoj the great From this time we had not to provide 'a. L..1J 1 - ! XT:.J' fn. i-M, v ntnlAC Vvoinrr lfjfrottorl All t sport we wouiu nave m i.iuujuu a pio- ui wi wuim, vili vvm fession.' We were on the road early they got all they wished. V ery ire the next mprning, and as the day ad- quently they will leave j their corn or ron.lt7.- oats and eat the luxuriant grass. Ine ed, that the season was tod warm! to cattle seemed to be m the best condi k . .."1 rrii a? I r A 1, see much pleasure m traveling, ine on, auu.as yt, uepves aiugcucii Q I tr cVina V turn t Vi lnAVP lv found. This season has produced power, than in the same latitude in a better crop of grass than usual. . L. . ..I ... i,. . .. j. ina Charleston We trar- These hign roning prairies arp noi ge- land the first add second rurally so rich as others, but they are did not recommend itself as good as any lands 1 have yet seen in my native State, North Carolina. The soil is generally black, but neith er clayey or sandy, but seema tojbe a South Caro . veled over days, that for richness. The countrv throucrh '.Smith and llusk counties is jvery bro cn,and the soil mostly sandy. There Corrt'sp,oruletice of tlio New York Times. . The Battle of Solferino. Castigmoxe, Italy, Friday night, ) June 24, 1859. I came from Brescia early this morn ing, and arrived just in time to wit ness the last half of what I have very little doubt will 'turn out to have been the greatest battle the modern world -een. You will get the official sum mary of its results by telegraph before this letter reaches you, and will be prepared therefore, for Ihis statement of its magnitude, I cannot describe it with any precision as yet, for it has lasted all day, and extended over a circuit of not less than fifteen riiiles ; and noise of the cannonade, and even of the musketry, moreover, is still in my ears, and none of those engaged in it, except the wounded, have return ed to give us any distinct and connect ed account. But not less than 450,000 men have been engaged in it ; and of these not less than 80,000 dead or disabled lie, on this bright, starry night, upon the bloody field. The battle commenced at a little before five o'clock in the morning not far from sunrise. Just back of Cas tiglion crises a high range of hills which projects a mile or thereabouts into the plain and then breaks off towards the left into a wide expanse ot smaller hills, and so into the rolling surface which makes that portion of the plain The Austrianshad taken position upon these hills planting cannon upon hose nearest to Castiglione, which they could approach, as the French army was in lull iorcc in anu arounu hat littlc village and had stationed their immense array, all over the sur oundmg plain. As nearly as we can now learn the Emperor Francis Joseph had collected icre not less than 225,000 troops, and commanded them in person. Ilis evi lent purpose was to make astandhere and risk the fortunes of the war upon he hazards of the day. Napoleon promptly accepted the challenge, and commenced the. attack as soon as it was light this morning by placing can non upon the hills still nearer to Cas- lghone than those held by the Aus trians, and opening fire upon them on the heights beyond. He took his own stand unon the highest of these, a r cj steep, sharp-backed ridge, which com mands a magnificent view ot the en tire circuit of the plain, and from that point directed the entire movements o his, army during the early portion o the day. . The French verT soon drove the en emy out of the posts they held nearest to the town, and followed them into the small villages of the pTain below. The first of these was boltermo, where they had a sharp and protracted en gagement. The Austrians disputed every inch of the ground, and fought here, .as they did throughout the day, with the utmost desperation. They were three times driven out of the town before they would stay out. The peo ple of the village, moreover, took part against the French, upon whom they fired from their windows, and the French were compelled in self-defence to burn the town. When the Austrians found it impos sible to hold their ground any longer they tell back, slowly and steaaiiy, un til they reached the village of Volta, which, as y on .will see by the map, lies directly southeast from Castiglione, and is only about a mile from the river Mincio, from which, however, it is sep arated by a range of hills. Upon these hillsj in the rear of the town, and ov erlooking it completely on the south and southeast sides, the Austrians had planted very formidable batterips; and when I arrived upon, the field and went at once to the height where the Empcr or had stood at tho opening, of, the en gagement, but wliich he hacLleft ,an hour before, to , follow, yicterkras troops, the -batteries were ,blazing a way upon the French .who: .were Sta tioned on the plainbelow;.:, c . ..5 I was too far off to obsenr with any accuracy, the successive steps. -of the action, but I could distinctly j seethe troops stationed upon the broad plainy and moving up in masses, towards the front, where theartillery posted,, as their services were required, -But as soon as they reached this point they were speedily envelopjpd in the smoke of the cannon, and disappeared from observation. . But the general result was soon made evident by ihoslaeken- ing of the Austrian fire, and- by- 'the. falling back oi their; smoke tnd a cor responding advance on the part ofthafc which rose from the French artillery. The cannonading at that'point lasted for overan hour; but in precisely what direction the Austrians retreated it was not possible,' from the 'position I occupied, to see. Part of the Austrian force probably crossed the Mincio riv er, which flows southward from the lower end of Lake Guarda, and emp- ties into the Po. But the battle continued to rage all over the region northwest of a line con necting the towns of Castiglione," Sol--ferino, and Volta. At one point after another a sharp cannonading would a-! rise and continue for half 0Tthre6: quarters of an hour, and after "each successive engagement of this kind the result became apparent in the retreat of the Austrians' and the advance of the' French forces. During all the early part of the day' the sky had been clear and the weath er hot. But clouds began to gather at aboutnoon, and at 5 o'clock, while the cannonade was at its height, a tremen dous thunderstorm rolled up from the northwest; the wind came first, "sweep ing from the parched streets an en or-' motts cloud of dust, and was "soon 'fol lowed by a heavy fall of rain, accom-' panicd by vivid lightning and rapid explosions of rattling thunder. The" storm lasted ior aDout an nour, anu the cannonading, so far as " we' 'Could distinguish, was suspended. Then the rain ceased, the clouds blew away, the sun shone out again, and the air "w.TS cooled and perfectly. delightful. Though the cannon may have ceas ed for a time to take part in it, the fio-ht had meantime gone on; and when I ajrain resumed my post oi observa tion, from which the storm had expel- od me. the cannonading commenced mite on the extreme left ef the entire field and on the very borders ot Uie ake, northeast from Castiglione and west of Peschicra. The Piedmontese troops, under the King, who commands them in person, had been posted there and had received the Austrians as they came around.' From about 7 o'clock until after nightfall an incessant and most terrible combat was here kept up. The batteries of the two armies were apparently about half a mile apart, and. at the outset they were bothserv-J ed with nearly equal and enecuv-e -vi ew, but the Austrians gradually.slack- ened their fire and several, times,topk: up new positions, while the Sardinians poured a rapid and uninterrupted shower of balls upon them, suspending only for a few minutes. at a. time, and then renewing it again with redoubled fury. .... , - . i Tho wind had now jrone down, the o air was still, and the sound of musket ry, as well as. of the cannon, was dis tinctlv heard. The former was contm- omerwise ue moveu. oome waiKeu a- ana wanueivaDOUt town very nUu at . rotfg,lhen'.aees'"'' completely covered their own discretion. .1 ed vritn woCHi iroin sat) re curs kcl Jbocn - takcnjpr bspi U;!., ,, It v as friely, exposed, arc open ; and ifhave the baby, who had iot yet completed ceriainiy me mpsijarcaujui signal cv- repeatcaiy seen soldiers bargjimiHg tor her first year. 1 e Jawr Every conceivable ''kiri'd" of supplies at their windows. But;3fhave J : In a'.shortcr time than the husband Wound which ean he inflicted upon' men heard of no instance and seenrrolrndi- had expected, his wife's plcasantvoice was here 4xhibited. All whoirerejitble conWllielWaS'lest intcrfeVencwith called him to supper, lie cave her tao jso .were, .obliged to .walk--the private property: Tet there is noireat the baby as he entered the little din- wagons, andjmimals at pamaandbeing rigor of 1 discipline enforced V oij the 1 ing-xoom, and sho sit down with it in an requireu ior tuusv uu cuuia uot i somiers eeem to do quite at tneireasc. ner arms to pur.Ovxrne tea. i - voes your neaa acne stui i mqnir Marston. , . -- upon ttieir Just betore nightfall a trerfiendous 'Uattlv; but 1 thmK a cup oi tea UeAl3.iiany:liad their arms shatter- cannonading was distinctly audiHe.in will do me good. . ed, hujKiretU ad.jtheirhaids tiediip, the-direction of Mantua, arid ft. was 'I hope so, indeed. Give baby back and. some caviued most ghastly wounds supposed by one or two French oncers to me. I can hold her.' And the hus fupdr their faces. ..Some had. tied up that Prince Napoleon was assarting band reached out his hands for little I A. 1 u.Mri i 1 I. - - - T,-i,l' X . 111 a I j . n .1 v.. II W 9 . 1 . 1 1 i. A.: - I iiniar WUUHUS5, anu oiners nau strippeu xuat ionress as part oi tne sanerai uuaggv ; wno, pieaaeu to return. - a-fay the clothing .which "had chafed plan of the days' operatiohswhil the most-leaped into his arms. s; and mtuie them Avorse. 1 sawonc man Jbmperor was engaging the energy in 1 xou must take hpr back, mother, walking along, with a; firm step and tho open field. But I see no reason I said Marston, risjng from the table, in a resolute air, naked to uiSjwaist, and to suppose that this is tjrue, as Pjmce about ten mmUtes, and reaching the having a bullet wound upon his side, Napoleon could scarcely have reached baby to his wife. an' ugly g'asH alOn "his cheek, and a Mantua by this time, as he was inflow 1 1 is late, and I must be away, or deep bavonet-thnfst, received from be- ence only a week ago. . J I the prayer meeting wul open betor l lund, in his .shoulder. Most -of those I have thus given yOii a very garner- get there.' " i . - who;wre walking wore a serious look, al outline of this great battlea's it "ame . But Maggy, who was very j fond of conversing but little with one another, under mv own observation. I am afraid her father, did not wish, to leave him ; though they walked two and two, and to venture upon any conjecture s to and so struggled after her mother had- icw oi rncm carried upon tireir iaccs the number ot killed ana Wounaetl in receivea ner, ana criea to pe tajes any considerable expression of pain, this battle; but from the nature c4 the back. Those who were more severely in- ase it must uc enormous, i. aui.rjnu- p "uav w, uaiiug. 4u.ius1.yu iured rode upon donkeys or in carts, dent that not less than ten tfwy,tfznd bent down, anajnea jto sootn tne grie- and a tow woro carriod imon mattrosses WOUnaea nave been DrOUgnt lniQ-xms vuig. inuc uue. as lo um ou, aiao-kky on men's shoulders. But these were village alone 1 during the day,tQsay got her arms- around his nekj and mostly officers, and nearly all 1 saw notmng 01 tnose mat were reit on?me uwu w ugutijr. . xb otfrriod " n that, wnv woro fso had v held or taken to other maces. ' . ?v iort to remove tueni. WArtTido'd thnt. thoir roonvorv is sonroo- ;' ' ' . . ' I- As Mar8ton shut ioCiKi w wi, liii dPrQ h Montechiaro Morning of the 25ih., 1 dwelling behinddiimj crushed by a cannon ball. Another 1 as obed to return herof his walking rapidly awaV in the direction '.,;a a; morning, which is tour miles. omnne ot the church at which thei prayer was evidently suffering the most in- roau w .-urcscia,, m uiuer w.geuu meeting was to do neiu, ne was con- ook quite an i ' ; the door of hi and commenced I r mnn (inn nArco inTOnnin Ct tV Tv HlfTI I oi Ana r nv lirtrtlAoootif iMAOoiira iitt tense agon v. Most ot those whose ----'--b u F"''0" wounds wcire in their legs were seated again to the battle field in theater- his feelings. What did this mean?--ar ,..co , ,i.nU,r o noon. During the two hours 1 ,avc He began at. once searching-about in 111 tll(lllk) OH Liia il ciJ.vt-!-' u uuuiv being upon each side were thus carried, and Several who Deen uere one continuous iram ot Mag-uus minu ior tne cause. At nrst, no o,,.,. onshas been passing with the wounaea, T-fcould see nothing clearly ; out graau- i ViV. ouwuvxe- - . , - "ll. . 1 -. fi.JIr.. 11 1 . "a. 1. J.ir . a12 WcMimu-nlVin,. thoir eirlo' LseeKing, wnerever , mey can nuut lar any inougnt went oacK to iqu "wmo were apparently unconscious,and seem-1 nt alwftys towards honle, a he had just left, and to his pale, wea- . . " , . I vnotin rr rloro tn nrot onrofl . fT tnPir I itt ' I rr L-inrf urito onrl ohilflron rtrriAvinCT cd to be dying. Then would come iVO" ,& i'1 "u iv:w-"6 "" "" vy v, l.J. c li r', wounds. The women and tne priests because he had left them. five, and some of them ten or fifteen arrythem out wane and comprises Isthisnght? The question came each. '"A steady stream of these ghast- for eir wounds, whde the men of tHe suddenly upon him, abd almost arrea ! -.: t,a i.ot'fi town help soldiers, such as wish tQ,rest ted his steps. j. pburcd through the town I stood in awhile on their feet, to descendj'and am sorry to leavje ithem ; alone to- , . ... i-omniint arrotn intn thPIP wncrnna. iTlmorht ho on 1(1 within himQolt ! ATlfl I the crowd bv the side ot them as the r.v ""r -""." z T?i: ; . v : L ,.oc;rt oOCn,i oir, n,i I did not already know the result 01 wouldn t, except tor the prayer meet. watched it at tliis point for over an the battle I would beready tosu)0se,J ing, I gain so much, strength i and , - Tll , -.-A from the enormous -number of -wlund-comfort m this means of grace, that I nour. it was not miuuu ueu ivi ituiu- , .. . . - i . , . , ' - i TnoI,t-rxct now and then by a crowd 8oldier.s at this moment passirgmy feel as if it would be wrong to;negleet from about tenln the morning, when era destroyed. I am qfe, a i." ....... t tw-cUt no matter what the French officii re- er And so he walked ojn, but with slow steps, his thoughts still returning port may say, that my preceding festi-J to his home, and imagination! giving mation of the number oLwounaed is more and more vivid; pictures .of, his small. , 1 - . wife and children in grief for hisJ ab.- In and about Castiglione there Were sence. At last he stood still, i 20,000 soldiers in charge of thdior- j need the4)lessing I had hoped to mous train of the army, while in the rfl;va th;a .nvn; Tho Brnfii rear of the town there remained skre- tnA mfnrt. tho noaoo ' ho rhIA. still serve of 20,000 men to support th.e af- taiktn'ff with himself. 'But. poor An- railings, &c, had been removed ; mat J m7ncassaster; 'Add ! it is harJ for her to be left alone. tresses of hay had been spread upon A.yxyi x,v-v Ana sne isn t ai all . . .. the floor and were, completely filled tig lione,.nd several hundred th:?us- x g0 back . He 8poke out re with wounded men, in every stage of , and men scattered over the plant, m Cutely at last; and! commenced re-sufferin- and peril, lying side by side, conflict, and dead on the ground, and iracing his stcps. J must not consi- s were dressing their you navc .S 8CCHe eiicompuseu Xin der myselt alone. Perhaps liod will Ion s afteVdark. 'Every church, every larfTO hall, every private-house in the 'town 1ms been taken Tor the. service of the wounded. Those whose injuries are slight, after having them dressed pass at once into tke ranks and mingle with their comrades. I looked into the churches as I passed by. All the seats wounds : listers of Charity find other fPac of ftght miles diameter sucji jer- givc the strength andcomfortI need, doth- 5 "lc . "U1U V1 'vviuv.o. v. even n 1 ao not meet to-mgnt ijrim uu women were giving them .wine and crwise .... ministering to their comfort ; but morning, I am sure, will dawn up on a large "proportion of them relieved forever from their pain -If .any thing saw before. bluff from 'winch hours be take dore. from the, liigh-paled pCOple.' rom 'winch we watch'eo! thast. Qh) James, is it yOu?' M of the battle all this sccn&5yuld gton started at the unexpected en-in and comprehended atone nT1f,ft nf I.-- husband, kvho aa coniprehen 1 Ti 1. 1 1 1 . , i : i i i.i u lixiivc it. n uo i; i tu uiv wv, .uvw,. v- can pe more xiorriuie mau, ar.Buiuitri d o - .. - , lifo: it emrtninlv is a soldier's death... A &K. decide, once for ;tke pected, isi simply a camp: The streets, A ' " - trian arms. which ares narrow, are crammed with artillery and provision wagons trying, almostm i vain, to make therr way through the town; bivouac fires light The Prayer Meeting. Mrs. Mar- appear ance of her husband, who sawj as she looked up, that her ejres were wet. 4 Have you forgotten any thing r '. 'Yes,' he replied, as he stood gaz ing with unusual tenderness upon her. f :i What is it ? Can I get it far vou?' I forgot to stay atj home with my wife and children,' Said thej young man.' ! ! nh- Tatnno V Toflra (miahl ftWr two roads leading to thH strpct,' and Were about separating :i field of battle, extending hs far as" the 'A yes, I wouldn' t miss one of tKc.sc, 1 a - li .i i c. ,-nMr Vforl-nli-Ti. pftiinf" T'oninvittTotn vorv. rniio.hY' li n d heaaupon UIIU Blllrlll virrtljiio vi v.v-i t tun v."'-" '-j v j . . - Into nmonrr the soldiers who crowd the : t gain strcfi gth" for uous, sharp, and incessant, sounding like the constant and irregular patter ing of hail upon a roof, while the lat ter was occasionally suspended, but while it - lasted was overwhelmingly grand and terrible. Qver.the Sardin ian park rose a dense; white cloud of smoke, directly upwards, its sides per fectly upright and well defined, and spreading outward both ways -at the top like an enormous sheaf of wheat. The sun was making a glorious setting in the west, and as his light gradually departed the vivid flashes at each dis charge of the cannon gleamed through the smoke like sharp lightning through the breast of an enormous cloud. Sometimes' only a single flash would be seen, then two or three at -Once, and sometimes half a dozen would break forth in instant succession!- - It was beginning to be dark" when I turned to descend the hill, nd'all the way down I still heard the roar of the cannon and the clattering of the guns of the infantry. But the A.nstrians were clearly falling back, and -could scarcely have failed to sustain a total route. . It is possible theyjnaj bein condition to make. one more .struggle in the morning, but, judging from.my own observation, it certainly. is not probable. They have' sustained an ov erwhelming defeat, and it seems tome not unlikely that the Emperor may now be induced, by the representations of the neutral Powers, to accept the peace which Napoleon will he very likely to tender him. . We had gone but a short distance when we came to where the gTeat pro cession of the wounded was turning down a cross-street to a church which ,--. . DY T.8. ARTHUR." You will beat the meeting to-niij-ht, ..,aw c onrl fioWa n omnnrfH luarstoni -aaiu a'.man io nis-inenu. UU HU UlVimtUU lakv .vv. " - i i ' e .1 '11 i L J m I I lll'V ll Mil m l.l ll li irfl I 1. 1 . .. rr l.lll lltrk lv I ti, I H 11V f vwv V tne village; two streams oi -iroops pouri u -?-;".r-rr''-- :- -t- .t- - - . .... ia; v,Jstroot. and were about seDaratintV.? And I ve come back to remain With OUl OH me iu;tus iwuni" iu uiu "... . -f-W : 1,1 , I tnem. j , i i Mrs." Marston leaned her i achin her husband's shoulder, an mi j i -i i ir nt i. ennnmi niannninpnxp l f irrriiiriHLJLin:n fain strensnn'ror autv. xouTrur ve i . - ( CTJ tj mf streets: an lmmensetram ot 'iedmon- there.' . tese artillery arc 1)roiig?it'to a stand ,Qf course; nothing b,uta.matlc.r ot in the street while trying to Make "their life and de,ath could Jcpep jme. awy. wav through tne town ta ineir piaceoi vjoou evening. , s . , encarhpmerrt? and thousands of French 1 Good evening. ' Come early, 'Mar infantry, despairing ot reaching, their ston.- . - r :! , T- tents,'" ha Ve seated themselves fipon -And the two men separate!;' -viBotU the" narrow sidewalk and with 'the had recently joined tlie church,.. and hou ersacks od labor' of obtaining a'night's'resty Ttis found"" that prepkratiofis fortafiern a striking scene most certamiy ; anu notm a verynucourugiug utao-e se-walls for a back and their hav-1 both, were ardent .in their new liFCiAl: "for pillows', they; have address- j most to enthusiasm. .; . . 4 thomsplves in that position to the 'On his arrival at home, MirstOnl tho most, wonderful Dart-of it is the vancement: so he feakl, irP a cherfal ... ' . - ., - . ,- -n 1 Ji i- perfect order and good behavior ol the wyjtoms,'wiie,-wno .was -going nom troops. I have not seen wurmg uiu 1 witu uiiujf ui uc mia, whole day a single ihstance of disor der, or of even rudeness in word or deed from-any. soldier. Not ope have j I seen m the slightest degree m toxica; ted ;''not one have Isecn "sliouting, or sihin npt a rough or rude remark have I seen or heard addressed to any one ; nor have I failed, in a single in stance, whenever J have . applied to a soldier for information-or addressed hn on any subject whatever, to re ' ceive a courteous reply and the most Tnlito ondoavor to aid mv wishes. Nor rw"kv .. . ., have I heard a single cheer over tne victory, or a single syllable of exulta tion over the prisoners as they come in. The most xespectful silence has in eve: ry case been.prcserved. Expressions of sympathy with the wounded were constant and prompt attention, so tar as- possible, was always given, to, their wants. Private property in the town, so far as I can see, has been treated with perfect respect. In .-. selecting fields for the camp, those which -will be injured hy it least seem uniformly to- be chosen.) Bakers shops, ana'grocer J. U U 111 UO U UU1U U17 HilllilO fLVH- Anna. This lS'Wedricsdaf nightyoil now and I wouldn't-fail beingaf the meeting on any account.' Give is) ag gy to mc. There'; now, yotir 'ht'ilds i ce, 1 ought to have come a littlear The pale, weary-lofking wife sailed on her husband, as she handed him; the aby, and said pleasantly. . '1 4 You shall not be late, dear, dvill t ti 1 xri i i soon have all ready, 31 y neati; na3 ached badly all the afternoon-, and this has kept me behind hand- - tH l m sorry tor that, Anna, ruoes it ache still i xne nusoana s voice was full of kind interest, i' i -lr Yes ; and I feel, nnnsnally rweak. The first warm weather jof the 4 feason always trie's me, you know :r. A shade of concern cb.me ovf if the face' of Mr. Marston, ai his eyf fol lowed the retiring form of his Witfe.- Hc was an industrious, youngjnan, with only a small salary and h wife was trying to. get along withoupa do- mostic. Thear had two chlldri a quite broke down thq little self-composure that remained.! j Lonely, sad, and discouraged, she answered. 'But youj are good and kmd; and I am weak land foolish. Go. back, James, to the grayer rbecting. 1 shall feel better now. : 'No. darling,' said. Marston'. I will stay at home to help and comfort my lonely, saa, ana ajscouragea wue, and I think I shall be! serving iGod in this, "with a truer spirit of worship, than I could possibly ecl in any pray eronecting that I went to at the sac- xifice of a clear homeiduty.' . ; 'How doe3 your head feel njw, An na?' was asked half ajn hour later, as they 6at together, Mrs. Marston with her needle in her hand, and hier hus band holding both of jthc happjy chil dren in' hi3 arms. j i 'It is frc0 from pain, ind I feol so much better. I think your unexpect ed return Jias cured ine. AipJ't I a foolish woman, James But, after you; have boen absent all day long, ji can t Lear to have you go oit in tho evening I love to hear you rpad to me; and you don't know how much good it does me." - j - - Mr Marston smiled back upon his wife a loving fmile. ,New thoughts were awakened in his mind, There are other sUls to be cared -for as well as my own,' he said, a lit tle while after, as ha sat muspgon the occurrences of thd evening. souls of mv wife and - - children. sThe How . Heav ies with xrheese, bacon, sausages, &c.ff little boy four years old, and ggy run I help them on tne way to) en ? By going out to religious meet ings, or by staying at home with them ? Ah ! my duty is clc:iri I must do right hofore I can be right! If I endeavor tho souls of sothers: God will. I J Tl VVI - w - '1-7 I it-